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"With every new set of declining figures to LHR I begin to see less cause for so many flights"
I know the figures to LHR are not available at present due to the long running issues at the CAA, however I think there has been little decline in numbers. In fact I believe there has even been increases over the years.
The decline at NCL is domestics in general ie LGW, STN, BRS etc. Not so much LHR where the LF is still high. It remains the airports busiest route.
One of the main benefits of the LHR service is its frequency. Also it's convenience.
"With every new set of declining figures to LHR I begin to see less cause for so many flights"
I know the figures to LHR are not available at present due to the long running issues at the CAA, however I think there has been little decline in numbers. In fact I believe there has even been increases over the years.
The decline at NCL is domestics in general ie LGW, STN, BRS etc. Not so much LHR where the LF is still high. It remains the airports busiest route.
One of the main benefits of the LHR service is its frequency. Also it's convenience.
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I suppose if it was obvious, like Ryanair ditched EDI for GLA and MAN for LBA... Then it should be deemed lawful for the government and airport authorities to block that from happening.
But I'd like to think that they would use IAG for it's intended purpose...
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LAX_LHR, I understand your point there, although that already happens to an extent... Liverpool (as far as I understand it) did and still sometimes does act as a low cost alternative to Manchester, for example. And I'm sure the same could be said for Leeds
Regards to Heathrow, how is it that APD works, I thought that, for example, if you flew NCL-LHR-NYC you would pay full rate?
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...nected-flights
See section 4 - APD is the same via both if booked as a through flight.
AMS would be cheaper (with regard to APD) if you bought a ticket to AMS, and then booked a ticket AMS-JFK
See section 4 - APD is the same via both if booked as a through flight.
AMS would be cheaper (with regard to APD) if you bought a ticket to AMS, and then booked a ticket AMS-JFK
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AMS would be cheaper (with regard to APD) if you bought a ticket to AMS, and then booked a ticket AMS-JFK
Yes its difficult to collect but is still tax invasion !
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AMS would be cheaper (with regard to APD) if you bought a ticket to AMS, and then booked a ticket AMS-JFK
Yes its difficult to collect but is still tax invasion !
Is the way around this to book the AMS-JFK leg using an offshore ISP, so a foreign IP address? Not planning to do so, but just curious. If so, then the cost of a pay-as-you-go non UK SIM could pay dividends.
It's the airline which collects the APD, and you would still be giving them the same details so can't see the ISP would make any difference - suppose it's down to the airlines processes.
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In my personal opinion, there should be fairer, differentiated bands of APD...
- Central London/Major airports in affluent areas: LCY, LHR and maybe LGW should pay full APD (£13/26 - £76/146)
- Outer london and +20 million ppa airports like LTN, STN, MAN should pay 75% current APD (£9.75/£19.50 - £57/£109.50)
- +10 million ppa airports should have APD devolved 50%: EDI and after this year BHX (£6.50/13 - £38/73)
- +5 million devolved to 25% current rate: GLA, BRS, hopefully soon NCL, LPL, BFS etc. (£3.25/£6.50 - £19/36.50)
- Airports of less than 5 million ppa should have APD fully devolved OR pay a standard flat rate of say... £5 per passenger in all classes of travel over all distances, perhaps 50% delivered back to the airport as a development fee
- Another potential band for consideration could be full devolution for airports with less than 1mppa, and/or full devolution on all non London domestic flights
- Central London/Major airports in affluent areas: LCY, LHR and maybe LGW should pay full APD (£13/26 - £76/146)
- Outer london and +20 million ppa airports like LTN, STN, MAN should pay 75% current APD (£9.75/£19.50 - £57/£109.50)
- +10 million ppa airports should have APD devolved 50%: EDI and after this year BHX (£6.50/13 - £38/73)
- +5 million devolved to 25% current rate: GLA, BRS, hopefully soon NCL, LPL, BFS etc. (£3.25/£6.50 - £19/36.50)
- Airports of less than 5 million ppa should have APD fully devolved OR pay a standard flat rate of say... £5 per passenger in all classes of travel over all distances, perhaps 50% delivered back to the airport as a development fee
- Another potential band for consideration could be full devolution for airports with less than 1mppa, and/or full devolution on all non London domestic flights
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Bag wrapping service
Flew out of NCL a couple of weeks ago, surprised to find a new bag wrapping service! Airport website says it's only £5 a bag 
Very handy especially for Emirates passengers who may be travelling ahead from Dubai.
NE
Very handy especially for Emirates passengers who may be travelling ahead from Dubai.
NE